Sheaf-carrier.



PATBNTED MAY.19,'1903.

H. RURA NDALL 'SHEAP CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED IBB.'6. 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY F. ORANDALL, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO INTER- NATIONALIIARVESTER (10., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHEAF-CARRIER'.

b'PECIFIC-ATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 728,676, dated May19, 1903.

Application filed February 5, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. CRANDALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShoat-Carriers, of which the following isa specification, referencebeinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in sheaf-carriers forcorn-harvesters, and is particularly adapted to those that are designedto bind the stalks while they are substantially upright; and the objectsof my improvement are, first, to providemeans whereby the carrier may bepartially folded toward an upright position to reduce the width of themachine, and, second, to produce a carrier that will be strong andcompact and one that may be easily attached to the harvester. proper. Iattain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in Whic h- Figure 1 is a view of the carrier and so much of abinder attachment as is thought sufficient to illustrate my invention,the full lines representing the carrier in its folded position and thedotted lines the same when in oper ative position. Fig. 2 is a side viewof the joint mechanism. Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is adetail view of one of the combined finger-clamping pieces and backboardsupports. Fig. 5 is aplan view of the carrier attached to a harvester,the machine being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 6 comprises detail sideand end views of the lower section of the finger-supporting bar. Fig. 7is a section on the line A B of Fig. 6. Figs. 8 and 9 are end and sideviews of a bracket-arm which is bolted to the fingersupporting bar andhas a spring attached to it. Fig. 10 comprises plan and side views ofthe inner end of the upper portion of the finger-supporting bar, andFig. 11 comprises corresponding views of the outer end of the lowersection of the same bar, these detail views being designed particularlyto show the connection of the two parts of the bar.

Like numerals refer to like-parts throughout the several views.

1 represents one of the upright arms of a Serial No. 141,983. (Nomodel.)

fingers to the outer section 5 of the supporting-bar, are provided withthe arm portion 8, to which is secured the backboard 9".

10 is a hinge-piece having the socket 11, which receives the end of thesection 5 of the finger-supporting arm, the hinge-pin 12, and the slot13, concentric with the pin.

14 and 15. are other hinge-pieces that are pivoted on the hinge-piece 12upon opposite sides of the part 10 and are clamped thereto by means ofthe bolt 16 passing through the slot 13.

The'lower section 4 of the finger-supporting bar is received between theparts 14 and 15, and those parts are secured thereto by means of thebolts 17 and 18, The parts 14 and are provided with shanks, thesemicircular sectional bearing portions 19, adapted to form a journalfor a ring 20, that is held from end'wise movement relative to saidparts by the semicollars 21. The ring 20 is provided with the ear 22,and a sustaining-rod 23 is secured to the ear and extends to the arm 1of the binder-frame and is secured to an car 24 thereon. Another ring25, similar in form to 20, is journaled near the lower end of section 4,and a brace 26 is secured thereto and extends forward to a point on theframe, where it is secured. An arm 27 is secured near the lower end ofsection 4 and forms an abutting shoulder for the ring to prevent itsliding downward on the finger-supporting barn To the upper end of thearm 27 is attached one end of a sustaining-spring 28, that has itsopposite end adjustably connected with the frame of the machine andwhich is adapted to counterbalance the tendency of the fingers to dropaway from an operative position.

A rod 29 connects the upper end of the arm 27 with the usual foot-crankupon the frame of the harvester. Any of the common Ways may be used forrocking the finger-supporting bar on its shank.

The operation of the carrier is as follows: It is pivoted on thesupporting-shank and sustained in position by means of the braces. It isfree to rock in the rings to which the sustaining-braces are attached todischarge its load when the operator releases it by any of thewell-known means. In passing through gateways or other narrow openings,in opening a field, or cutting close to fences it isimportant that meanshe provided for reducing the width of the machine by raising the carrierfrom its semiprostrate position to one substantially vertical, and it isalso impor tant that means he provided through which it may be sustainedat any degree of inclination.

The two sections of the finger-supporting arm being hinge jointedtogether, as described, and the hinge being clamped by the bolt 16, allthat is necessary to adjust the carrier is to loosen the nut on theclamping-bolt and raise the outer section to the position desired andthen secure it in that position by tightening the nut.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a sheaf-carrier for corn-harvesters,

, the combination of carrying-fingers, a fingersupporting bar comprisingtwo sections that are hinge-jointed together, means for pivotallysustaining one section of the bar in a fixed angular position relativeto the har- Vester, and means for holding the other section of the barat any desired angle with the first-named section.

2. In a sheaf-carrier for corn-harvesters, the combination ofcarrying-fingers, a fingersupporting bar comprising two sections thatare hinge-jointed together, sustaining-braces holding one section of thebar in a fixed angular position relative to the harvester, one end ofeach brace being secured to portions of the harvester and their oppositeends secured to parts in which the fixed section of thefinger-supporting bar is adapted to rock, and means for rocking saidbar.

3. In a sheaf-carrier, the combination of carrier-fingers, afinger-supporting bar comprising two sections that are hinge-jointedtogether, one member of the hinge having a slot concentric with itsaxis, and the other member being provided with an opening opposite theslot and a bolt that clamps the two members together.

4. In a sheaf-carrier, the combination of carrier-fingers, afinger-supporting bar comprising two sections that are hinge-jointedtogether, one member of the hinge having a socket to receive one sectionof the bar, and provided with a slot concentric with the axis of thehinge, and the other member being provided with a socket to receive theother section of said bar, and having wing portions embracing theslotted member, and means for clamping the wing portions against theslotted portion.

5. In a sheaf-carrier, thecombination of carrier-fingers, afinger-supporting bar comprising two seotions that are hinge-jointedtogether, one member of the hinge having a socket to receive one sectionof the bar and provided with a slot concentric with the axis of thehinge, and two plates forming the other member, said plates havingsectional shank portions adapted to receive a supporting-ring andembrace the other section of the bar, and means for clamping the platesagainst the slotted member.

In witness whereof I hereto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY F. ORANDALL.

WVitnesses:

B. C. WAIT, LOUIS O. ZEDLER.

